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Style, Textures and Proportion
Having that perfect home décor or getting close to having it rather involves an understanding and having an eye for style, choosing the right textures and having the right proportions of level and balance for the entire look and feel.
Style
Styling your home may possibly be your most creative aspect. You need not necessarily be a professional interior designer or go to one for doing up your home. Adding your own sense of style can augment the look of your home like nothing else, who better than you to give that perfect style to your home?
- Plan the style of each room and give a collectively shared feel to the entire house.
- Go into detailing of the color schemes and décor making sure they are an interesting mix and match.
- Have the right proportions and textures of color schemes and furnishings.
- Concept based styles are easier to coordinate than to be vague about deciding what to have and what not to. Modern or conventional, choose the style that suits you best.
- Having a modern house with classic traditional French furnishings could be a mismatched style but if you can pull it off and want to create a unique look, you sure can go ahead with it.
- Style is all about you, do not go by the book or the rules, your home is a expression of your personality, so experiment.
Textures
Textures can drastically change the look of your home. You could have wall papers, plaster or a brick effect for your walls, this when viewed in sunlight looks different from artificial lighting. Similarly, your flooring too may have various textures, like a matte, marble, wooden finish, carpets and rugs etc . Furnishing with leather, velvet, tweed, linen, cushions with silk all have their own look and feel and they appear different under different lights and have a delicate subtle effect on the hues of the room. If you desire a more than normal look for your home, textures are the answers. You could use deep blue silk drapes for a slightly rough off white textured wall creating an interesting balance with cushions matching the drapes. Having a sense of judgment while choosing textures is a skill which can be developed with lots of observation and a keen interest to do something different .
Proportion
Proportions mostly got to do with size and area of the items involved and how they coordinate with each other. It’s all about creating the right balance between what you choose and how you harmonize and bring them together. Beginning with the color schemes and matching them with the furniture, upholstery, lighting, the right textures, creating that perfect sense of style is having the right proportion for your house.
- Having a lamp close to a picture or a wall painting and illuminating it right , a couch placed perfectly aligned with the centre table , having the dining area free of clutter are some of the ways to balance the room.
- Avoid having furniture with the same height that makes the room look dull and drab. Have a mix and match of a central big couch with smaller couches complimenting each other.
- Balance the color schemes of the walls, go in for contrasts that are appropriate than being over enthusiastic and choose bizarre combinations.
- Co ordinate with colors, use colorful cushions on a pale couch to add some interest.
- Just a little patience and practice is all that is needed for getting the proportion and the look right for your home.